Shaggy Man (comics)

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caption = First appearance of Shaggy Man. Art by Mike Sekowsky.
character_name = Shaggy Man
publisher = DC Comics
debut = Shaggy Man I/Shaggy Man II
"Justice League of America" #45 (June 1966)Shaggy Man III
"Justice League of America Wedding Special"
creators = Gardner Fox (scripts)
Mike Sekowsky (pencils)
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powers = Superhuman strength, speed and invulnerability
Super-regenerative healing factor

Shaggy Man is the name of fictional characters in the DC Universe that are foes of the Justice League of America.

Fictional character biography

haggy Man I

Shaggy Man is a creation of Dr. Andrew Zagarian, a scientist who invented "plastalloy", a synthetic human tissue substitute that can be used for organ transplants. Dr. Zagarian built the Shaggy Man by splicing his material with salamander genetic material, and accidentally created an artificial lifeform that can rapidly heal from any damage done to it. The Shaggy Man is essentially mindless, and attacks anything that moves. The Justice League is called in to deal with the menace, but is unable to stop the creature. The Flash finally came up with the idea of having Dr. Zagarian create a second Shaggy Man to fight the first. The JLA seals the two monsters inside a deep pit, where they can battle each other for all eternity.

The Shaggy Man is freed by Hector Hammond and transported to the JLA satellite ["Justice League of America" #104 (February 1973)] . This time he is defeated by Green Lantern, who uses his power ring to shrink the monster to miniature size and imprison him.

Despite being freed again, Shaggy Man I was destroyed. ["Crisis on Infinite Earths" #10 (January 1986)] .

Shaggy Man I's inert body is eventually recovered by General Wade Eiling and his Ultramarine Corps. ["JLA" #24 (December 1998)] . General Eiling, who has been diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, transplants his mind into the Shaggy Man's body, shaves off the Shaggy Man's hair and calls himself The General. See General Wade Eiling's page for more info.

haggy Man II

Besides the history above, the second Shaggy Man broke free and rampaged through Russia. This time he was captured, lured onto a rocketship by Batman and fired into space. ["Justice League of America", January 1981] Seeing as it was unable to die, this Shaggy Man is still out in space somewhere.

haggy Man III

In the "Justice League of America Wedding Special", a new version of the Shaggy Man is seen as a member of the Injustice League. This one was created by Lex Luthor. He is later seen beating the imprisoned Geo-Force [Justice League of America #14] . It was among the Injustice League members that were arrested by Amanda Waller and the Suicide Squad. His current status is unknown as he wasn't seen in "Salvation Run".

Powers and abilities

The Shaggy Man is indestructible. He has survived a small tactical nuclear explosion, reincorporating himself almost instantly. If his head were severed, it would still regenerate very quickly, the only symptoms being disorientation and short memory loss. He does not need to eat, sleep or breathe, and can easily withstand the rigors of space. The Shaggy Man's size, dense muscle mass and accelerated metabolism grant him immense strength and endurance. The limits of these abilities are unknown.

Shaggy Man I was basically a mindless beast.

References

External Links

* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=shaggyman Shaggy Man I's bio]
* [http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=shaggyman2 Shaggy Man II's bio]